November 29
1929 - Commander Richard E. Byrd and a crew of three others became the first to fly over the South Pole.
1947 - The U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution calling for the partitioning of Palestine between Arabs and Jews; 33 members, including the United States, voted in favor of the resolution, 13 voted against while 10 abstained. (The plan, rejected by the Arabs, was never implemented.)
1952 - President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower kept his campaign promise to visit Korea to assess the conflict.
1961 - Enos the chimp was launched from Cape Canaveral aboard the Mercury-Atlas 5 spacecraft, which orbited Earth twice before returning.
1963 - President Lyndon B. Johnson named a commission headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
1963 - The Beatles released "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in Great Britain.
1972 - The coin-operated video arcade game "Pong", created by Atari, made its debut at Andy Capp's Tavern in Sunnyvale, California.
1986 - Actor Cary Grant died in Davenport, Iowa at age 82.
1989 - In response to a growing pro-democracy movement in Czechoslovakia, the Communist-run parliament ended the party's 40-year monopoly on power.
1990 - The U.N. Security Council voted 12-2 to authorize military action if Iraq did not withdraw its troops from Kuwait and release all foreign hostages by Jan. 15, 1991.
1996 - A U.N. court sentenced Bosnian Serb army soldier Drazen Erdemovic to 10 years in prison for his role in the massacre of 1,200 Muslims -- the first international war crimes sentence since World War II.
1999 - Protestant and Catholic adversaries formed a Northern Ireland government.
2001 - Rock musician George Harrison of the Beatles died at age 58 after a battle with cancer.
2012 - The United Nations voted overwhelmingly to recognize a Palestinian state, a vote that came exactly 65 years after the General Assembly voted to adopt a plan to divide Palestine into separate states for Jews and Arabs. (The vote was 138 in favor; nine members, including the United States, voted against and 41 abstained.)
Birthdays
22 - Laura Marano (actress)
24 - Stefon Diggs (football player)
24 - David Lambert (actor)
27 - Diego Boneta (actor)
29 - Russell Wilson (football player)
29 - Dana Brooke (professional wrestler)
35 - Lucas Black (actor)
37 - Janina Gavankar (actress)
39 - Dianna Williams (reality star)
39 - Lauren German (actress)
41 - Anna Faris (actress)
41 - Chadwick Boseman (actor)
45 - Diego Ramos (actor)
48 - Mariano Rivera (baseball player)
49 - Jonathan Knight-Rodriguez (singer)
51 - John Layfield (professional wrestler)
53 - Don Cheadle (actor)
62 - Howie Mandel (TV host)
68 - Jerry "The King" Lawler (professional wrestler)
90 - Vin Scully (sportscaster)
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Today in Sports History - November 29
1890 - Navy won the first Army-Navy football game 24-0 at West Point, New York.
1894 - Nebraska defeated Iowa 36-0.
1900 - Minnesota defeated Nebraska 20-12 and ended the season with a 6-1-1 record.
1906 - Nebraska defeated Cincinnati 41-0 to end the year with a 6-4 record.
1917 - Syracuse defeated Nebraska 10-9. Huskers end the year with a 5-2 record overall and a Missouri Valley Conference championship with a perfect 2-0 league record.
1923 - Nebraska defeated Kansas State 23-12 to end the year at 4-2-2 and a Missouri Valley championship (3-0-2).
1928 - Nebraska defeated Kansas State to end the year with a 7-1-1 record and a Big 6 championship (5-0).
1934 - Kansas State defeated Nebraska 19-7 and ended the year at 6-3 and as runner-up in the Big 6 (4-1).
1934 - Chicago Bears beat Detroit Lions in first NFL game broadcast nationally.
1941 - Nebraska defeated Oklahoma 7-6 to end the year with a 4-5 record and a 3-2 Big 6 record (2nd place).
1947 - Oregon State defeated Nebraska 27-6 to end the year with a 2-7 record and a 2-3 mark in the Big 6 (4th).
1962 - Major League Baseball votes to revert back to just one All-Star Game per season.
1976 - The New York Yankees sign Reggie Jackson to a five-year, $3.5 million contract.
1987 - Joe Montana of the San Francisco 49ers completed an NFL record 22 consecutive passes.
1987 - Venice Glenn of the San Diego Chargers returned an interception 103 yards for a touchdown, setting a new NFL record.
1987 - New York Rangers' Bob Frosse becomes second goalie to score a goal (vs New York Islanders). It is later ruled that he should not be credited with the goal.
1991 - #11 Nebraska defeated #19 Oklahoma 19-14 to end the regular season with a 6-0-1 record to win the Big 8 title.
1992 - Jerry Rice of the San Francisco 49ers caught his 100th NFL touchdown pass.
1992 - Dennis Byrd (New York Jets) was paralyzed after a neck injury in a game against the Kansas City Chiefs.
1995 - Grant Fuhr (St. Louis Blues) became the 11th NHL goalie to win 300 games.
1996 - #4 Nebraska defeated #5 Colorado 17-12 to win the Big 12 North Division with an 8-0 Big 12 record.
2002 - Pierre Turgeon (Dallas Stars) played in his 1,100th NHL game.
2002 - #13 Colorado defeated Nebraska 28-13. NU ended the regular season at 3-5 in the Big 12 North (4th place).
2009 - The Montreal Alouettes defeat the Saskatchewan Roughriders 28 to 27 in Canada's Grey Cup football championship game.
2013 - Iowa defeated Nebraska 38-17 and ended the regular season with a 5-3 Big Ten record to finish in second place in the Legends Division.
1929 - Commander Richard E. Byrd and a crew of three others became the first to fly over the South Pole.
1947 - The U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution calling for the partitioning of Palestine between Arabs and Jews; 33 members, including the United States, voted in favor of the resolution, 13 voted against while 10 abstained. (The plan, rejected by the Arabs, was never implemented.)
1952 - President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower kept his campaign promise to visit Korea to assess the conflict.
1961 - Enos the chimp was launched from Cape Canaveral aboard the Mercury-Atlas 5 spacecraft, which orbited Earth twice before returning.
1963 - President Lyndon B. Johnson named a commission headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
1963 - The Beatles released "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in Great Britain.
1972 - The coin-operated video arcade game "Pong", created by Atari, made its debut at Andy Capp's Tavern in Sunnyvale, California.
1986 - Actor Cary Grant died in Davenport, Iowa at age 82.
1989 - In response to a growing pro-democracy movement in Czechoslovakia, the Communist-run parliament ended the party's 40-year monopoly on power.
1990 - The U.N. Security Council voted 12-2 to authorize military action if Iraq did not withdraw its troops from Kuwait and release all foreign hostages by Jan. 15, 1991.
1996 - A U.N. court sentenced Bosnian Serb army soldier Drazen Erdemovic to 10 years in prison for his role in the massacre of 1,200 Muslims -- the first international war crimes sentence since World War II.
1999 - Protestant and Catholic adversaries formed a Northern Ireland government.
2001 - Rock musician George Harrison of the Beatles died at age 58 after a battle with cancer.
2012 - The United Nations voted overwhelmingly to recognize a Palestinian state, a vote that came exactly 65 years after the General Assembly voted to adopt a plan to divide Palestine into separate states for Jews and Arabs. (The vote was 138 in favor; nine members, including the United States, voted against and 41 abstained.)
Birthdays
22 - Laura Marano (actress)
24 - Stefon Diggs (football player)
24 - David Lambert (actor)
27 - Diego Boneta (actor)
29 - Russell Wilson (football player)
29 - Dana Brooke (professional wrestler)
35 - Lucas Black (actor)
37 - Janina Gavankar (actress)
39 - Dianna Williams (reality star)
39 - Lauren German (actress)
41 - Anna Faris (actress)
41 - Chadwick Boseman (actor)
45 - Diego Ramos (actor)
48 - Mariano Rivera (baseball player)
49 - Jonathan Knight-Rodriguez (singer)
51 - John Layfield (professional wrestler)
53 - Don Cheadle (actor)
62 - Howie Mandel (TV host)
68 - Jerry "The King" Lawler (professional wrestler)
90 - Vin Scully (sportscaster)
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Today in Sports History - November 29
1890 - Navy won the first Army-Navy football game 24-0 at West Point, New York.
1894 - Nebraska defeated Iowa 36-0.
1900 - Minnesota defeated Nebraska 20-12 and ended the season with a 6-1-1 record.
1906 - Nebraska defeated Cincinnati 41-0 to end the year with a 6-4 record.
1917 - Syracuse defeated Nebraska 10-9. Huskers end the year with a 5-2 record overall and a Missouri Valley Conference championship with a perfect 2-0 league record.
1923 - Nebraska defeated Kansas State 23-12 to end the year at 4-2-2 and a Missouri Valley championship (3-0-2).
1928 - Nebraska defeated Kansas State to end the year with a 7-1-1 record and a Big 6 championship (5-0).
1934 - Kansas State defeated Nebraska 19-7 and ended the year at 6-3 and as runner-up in the Big 6 (4-1).
1934 - Chicago Bears beat Detroit Lions in first NFL game broadcast nationally.
1941 - Nebraska defeated Oklahoma 7-6 to end the year with a 4-5 record and a 3-2 Big 6 record (2nd place).
1947 - Oregon State defeated Nebraska 27-6 to end the year with a 2-7 record and a 2-3 mark in the Big 6 (4th).
1962 - Major League Baseball votes to revert back to just one All-Star Game per season.
1976 - The New York Yankees sign Reggie Jackson to a five-year, $3.5 million contract.
1987 - Joe Montana of the San Francisco 49ers completed an NFL record 22 consecutive passes.
1987 - Venice Glenn of the San Diego Chargers returned an interception 103 yards for a touchdown, setting a new NFL record.
1987 - New York Rangers' Bob Frosse becomes second goalie to score a goal (vs New York Islanders). It is later ruled that he should not be credited with the goal.
1991 - #11 Nebraska defeated #19 Oklahoma 19-14 to end the regular season with a 6-0-1 record to win the Big 8 title.
1992 - Jerry Rice of the San Francisco 49ers caught his 100th NFL touchdown pass.
1992 - Dennis Byrd (New York Jets) was paralyzed after a neck injury in a game against the Kansas City Chiefs.
1995 - Grant Fuhr (St. Louis Blues) became the 11th NHL goalie to win 300 games.
1996 - #4 Nebraska defeated #5 Colorado 17-12 to win the Big 12 North Division with an 8-0 Big 12 record.
2002 - Pierre Turgeon (Dallas Stars) played in his 1,100th NHL game.
2002 - #13 Colorado defeated Nebraska 28-13. NU ended the regular season at 3-5 in the Big 12 North (4th place).
2009 - The Montreal Alouettes defeat the Saskatchewan Roughriders 28 to 27 in Canada's Grey Cup football championship game.
2013 - Iowa defeated Nebraska 38-17 and ended the regular season with a 5-3 Big Ten record to finish in second place in the Legends Division.
